1.11. THERMAL MANAGEMENT ........................14 SOFTWARE ..................................16 2.1. NORDIC ID RFID APPLICATIONS FOR NORDIC ID AR82 ..............16 NORDIC ID RFID DEMO ........................ 16 NORDIC ID RFID CONFIGURATOR .................... 16 NORDIC ID APPLICATION SIGNING TOOL ................16 WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ..........................16 REGIONAL SETTINGS ..............................
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR82 User Guide Version 1.2 ABOUT NORDIC ID ................................. 18 VERSION HISTORY ................................18 APPENDICES ..................................19 10.1. EXAMPLE SCHEMATICS OF GPIO INTERFACE ................. 19 Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland 3 / 20...
GETTING STARTED 1.1. GENERAL Nordic ID AR82 is a fixed 16 port reader with a computer inside and multiple connectivity options. Nordic ID AR82 provides powerful UHF RFID performance with highly isolated external antenna ports that prevents cross readings. This makes Nordic ID AR82 ideal for shelf reading. Nordic ID NUR2-1W module inside allows reading speed of up to 1000 tags/s.
NOTE! Power supply not included 1.5. FEATURES AND CONNECTORS OVERVIEW WLAN and WWAN (3G) variants of Nordic ID AR82 UHF RFID include external WLAN and WWAN antennas that needs to be fastened to the reader before it’s taken into use.
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR82 User Guide Version 1.2 Picture 3 Front panel of Nordic ID AR82 Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland 6 / 20 Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
Picture 4 Inserting Nordic ID AR82 to VESA 75 compatible mounting bracket 1.7. POWERING THE READER Nordic ID AR82 can be powered via DC power supply (sold separately) or ethernet port if the network supports power over Ethernet (PoE) feature or PoE injector is being used. Regardless of what powering method is used, the data communication can be handled via USB connection or if IP connectivity is required then via WWAN, WLAN or ethernet.
DC CONNECTOR DC connector is used to power up the reader using Nordic ID provided power supplies. More information about the Nordic ID power supplies can found from table 1.3. Supported input voltage is 12 – 24V DC. GPIO CONNECTOR Nordic ID AR82 includes a multipurpose GPIO connector that contains the following functionalities: •...
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR82 User Guide Version 1.2 reader. Pin-out of the DE15 connector can be seen in Figure 1. Functions and electrical specification of the GPIO connector can be found from Table 1 and Table 2. Figure 1 Pin-out of DE15 connector...
USB 2.0 DEVICE WITH TYPE B CONNECTOR Nordic ID AR82 includes USB 2.0 device Type B connector for connecting reader to host device. Nordic ID AR82 supports also USB HID class which means the reader can act as a standard USB input device for host devices.
SLOT FOR MINI SIM CARD (OPTIONAL) The WWAN variant of Nordic ID AR82 includes a slot for mini SIM card. Mini SIM card is to be inserted in the slot in a right orientation to be functional. The correct insertion orientation of mini SIM card can be seen from the Picture 5.
Nordic ID AR82 User Guide Version 1.2 1.9. USER INTERFACE User interface of Nordic ID AR82 consists of 4 LED indicators and a reset button on the back of the reader. LED INDICATORS Nordic ID AR82 has four programmable LEDs for user indications. Location of the LEDs can be seen in Picture 6.
INDICATION LED Indication LED is used to indicate different reset states. See section 1.9.2 for more information. RESET BUTTON Reset button of Nordic ID AR82 contains the following functionalities: • Rebooting the reader Press the reset button 2s (red INDICATION LED starts blinking once the reset button is pressed) and release it once 3 green LEDs are turned on.
1.10. RF PROFILES Nordic ID NUR2-1W UHF RFID module supports three different kind of RF profiles. The profiles are Robust, Nominal and High speed. It’s important to select the correct RF profile based on use case and environment. More detailed description about the RF profiles can be found below: •...
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Nordic ID AR82 User Guide Version 1.2 Nordic ID AR82 reader includes sophisticated thermal management features that do prevent overheating issues if reader is used in too warm environments. The reader monitors temperatures of onboard computer and UHF RFID module and adjusts operation points based on the temperature information.
This makes sure that only valid content from the zip-file can be installed. The tool in question is called Nordic ID Application Signing Tool. The tool can be used to sign pre-built zip-files, as also to create new zip-files from scratch.
UHF RFID readers to comply local regional requirements. Nordic ID has created a set of regional settings in order to fulfil local regulations. Nordic ID is required to ensure that compliance of Nordic ID products will remain after production. Solution for this is that products including UHF RFID functionality are set and locked in production based on customer order e.g.
Nordic ID GitHub account for developers (https://github.com/NordicID) ABOUT NORDIC ID Nordic ID is at the center of today’s real-time item tracking and reliable RFID technology. We help organizations fight the damaging effects of item loss, facilitate streamlined business procedures, and stay ahead of the competition.
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